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Coelogyne mayeriana

Coelogyne mayeriana
Photo: Dalton Holland Baptista, CC BY-SA 3.0

Coelogyne mayeriana is a pseudobulbous epiphytic orchid from wet tropical western Malesia, grown in cool to intermediate conditions in bright, humid, well-drained conditions. Its key to success is steady moisture during growth and a pronounced dry rest after the new growth matures.

Family
Orchidaceae (Orchid family)
Grows as
Orchid
Light
Bright indirect
Water
Water freely while growing and keep the mix lightly moist, then reduce water after the pseudobulbs mature.
Soil
Fine bark or a chunky epiphytic orchid mix with good drainage and air around the roots.
Temperature
18–28 °C; protect below 12 °C
How easy
Moderate
Native range
W. Malesia
Climate
wet tropical

About

Coelogyne mayeriana is a species of orchid. It occurs in Malaysia, Sumatra, Java and Borneo.

Other Coelogyne plants

Chelonistele sulphurea · Chelonistele · Coelogyne anfracta · Coelogyne barbata · Coelogyne bilamellata · Coelogyne breviscapa · Coelogyne bulleyia · Coelogyne calcicola · Coelogyne corymbosa · Coelogyne cristata · Coelogyne cumingii · Entomophobia kinabaluensis

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Coelogyne mayeriana by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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